Full Result 1.30 Wolverhampton (AW) | 4 March 2006

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(Class 6) (3yo+) (7f32yds) 7f Poly Standard

1st £2,388.75 2nd £705.25 3rd £352.80

Pos. (Draw)	Horse / SP Trainer / Jockey	Jockey Trainer	Age	WGT	OR	TS	RPR	MR
1⁽⁴⁾	1. Distant Country (USA) 11/2 Andrew Elliott ⁷ K R Burke	Andrew Elliott ⁷ K R Burke	7	97 p	54	68	68	–
b g Distant View (USA) - Memsahb (USA) (Restless Native)
Held up in touch, headway over 1f out, edged left and ridden to lead close home (op 8-1 tchd 5-1)

2⁽¹⁰⁾ 1¼	3. Roman Empire 5/1 Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	Neil Callan Kevin Ryan	6	100 b	58	65	65	–
b g Efisio - Gena Ivor (USA) (Sir Ivor)
Always prominent, ridden over 2f out, led just over 1f out, soon hung left, headed close home (op 7-2)

3⁽¹¹⁾ 4 [5¼]	11. Wiltshire (IRE) 8/1 Graham Gibbons P A Blockley	Graham Gibbons P A Blockley	4	98 v	50	48	49	–
br g Spectrum (IRE) - Mary Magdalene (Night Shift)
Started slowly, behind, ridden over 4f out, headway well over 1f out, soon hung left, kept on inside final furlong (op 9-1 tchd 10-1)

4⁽¹²⁾ 1 [6¼]	10. Quincannon (USA) 9/2 George Baker Mark Brisbourne	George Baker Mark Brisbourne	5	98	57	45	46	–
b g Kayrawan (USA) - Sulalat (Hamas)
Held up and behind, headway over 2f out, ridden over 1f out, one pace final furlong (op 4-1)

5⁽¹⁾ 1 [7¼]	4. Winning Venture 16/1 David Nolan ³ Tony Carroll	David Nolan ³ Tony Carroll	9	911	55	48	50	–
b g Owington - Push A Button (Bold Lad)
Always prominent, ridden 2f out, switched right just inside final furlong, one pace (op 14-1)

6⁽⁷⁾ ¾ [8]	9. Noul (USA) 16/1 Frankie McDonald J S Moore	Frankie McDonald J S Moore	7	98 b	45	40	42	–
ch g Miswaki (USA) - Water Course (USA) (Irish River)
Mid-division, ridden over 3f out, no impression when hampered inside final furlong

7⁽⁶⁾ 1¼ [9¼]	7. Iced Diamond (IRE) 7/2F Shane Kelly Mark Brisbourne	Shane Kelly Mark Brisbourne	7	98	57	37	39	–
b g Petardia - Prime Site (IRE) (Burslem)
Slowly into stride, soon prominent, led over 3f out, ridden over 2f out, headed just over 1f out, weakened inside final furlong (op 9-2)

8⁽³⁾ 5 [14¼]	12. Tapa 8/1 Saleem Golam ³ Chris Dwyer	Saleem Golam ³ Chris Dwyer	4	90 b	57	18	21	–
b f Tagula (IRE) - Tweed Mill (Selkirk)
Slowly into stride, always behind (op 7-1)

9⁽²⁾ 2½ [16¾]	5. My Girl Pearl (IRE) 14/1 Franny Norton Malcolm Saunders	Franny Norton Malcolm Saunders	6	99	50	17	21	–
b m Sri Pekan (USA) - Desert Bloom (FR) (Last Tycoon)
Held up in touch, weakened over 3f out (op 16-1)

10⁽⁵⁾ 1¾ [18½]	8. Inescapable I (USA) 50/1 Jack Dean ⁷ Tony Carroll	Jack Dean ⁷ Tony Carroll	5	91	45	11	16	–
b g Cape Town (USA) - Danyross (IRE) (Danehill)
Slowly into stride, always towards rear

11⁽⁹⁾ 1½ [20]	6. Alzarma 33/1 Liam Keniry John Gallagher	Liam Keniry John Gallagher	4	98	45	7	12	–
b g Alzao (USA) - Skimra (Hernando)
Led, headed over 3f out, soon ridden, weakened well over 1f out

11 ran Off time: 1:30:00 Winning time: 1m 30.17s (slow by 3.37s) Total SP: 119%
Non-runners: Resplendent Prince (vet's certificate)
1st owner: Spigot Lodge Partnership (Distant Country) 1st breeder: Audubon Farm And D L Martin
2nd owner: Yorkshire Racing Syndicates (Roman Empire)
3rd owner: Mrs Sue Pidcock (Wiltshire)
Tote win: £6.40 PL: £1.80 £1.80 £2.60 Ex: £40.40 CSF: £33.30
There was no bid for the winner. Roman Empire was claimed by Mr Joe McCarthy for £6,000
DBI (SP%): L [Stalls 1-4] 46 (33%) M [5-7] 35 (26%) H [9-12] 69 (41%)

1:30 Wolverhampton (AW) 4 Mar 2006

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